展示HN：我自己构建了一个许可证密钥系统，现在面临定价困境
和这里许多开发者一样，我也曾在各种基础设施组件的“自建与购买”决策中挣扎。最近，我需要为一个项目创建一个许可证密钥系统。在查看像 keygen.sh 这样的选项时，我发现它们的定价模式……嗯，可以说让我觉得价格偏高，尤其是对于小型项目或独立开发者来说。
出于这种挫败感（也许还有一点“自己动手”情结），我决定自己动手做一个：<a href="https://keymint.dev" rel="nofollow">https://keymint.dev</a>。这个系统处理密钥的生成、验证，可能还包括一些基本的管理功能（如果你愿意可以稍微详细说明一下，比如“……验证和跟踪激活情况。”）。它解决了我自己的需求，坦白说，构建这个系统是一个有趣的挑战，涉及到多年来在许多 Hacker News 讨论中提到的方面——加密安全（生成加密安全的许可证密钥）、管理（问 HN：你是如何管理许可证密钥的？）以及相关的复杂性。
现在出现了讽刺的一面。在投入了大量时间使其变得稳健之后，我开始考虑给它定价，以支持持续的开发和托管。突然间，我感觉自己变成了最初反对的那种东西。
回顾过去关于许可证密钥的 HN 讨论，确认这并不是一个简单的问题：
显然有需求（许多“问 HN”帖子讨论如何管理/生成密钥）。
安全性和避免破解/伪造密钥至关重要（有人因出售伪造许可证密钥被起诉，渗透测试者发现 Steam 漏洞）。
依赖第三方服务可能存在风险（告诉 HN：DigitalRiver/MyCommerce 停止支付给供应商）。
货币化本身是工具创造者反复讨论的问题（问 HN：（如何）我应该如何实现货币化？）。
因此，在我考虑可能成为“另一个昂贵的许可服务”之前，我想把 keymint.dev 推出给 HN 社区。我真心希望一些人愿意试用一下：
它是否解决了你们的实际问题？
与其他你使用过或考虑过的工具相比，它在功能和可用性上如何？
有什么功能缺失？
最后，什么样的定价才算公平，避免那些让我最初决定自己动手的“离谱”价格？
你可以在 <a href="https://keymint.dev" rel="nofollow">https://keymint.dev</a> 注册并试用。我在这里回答问题，期待任何反馈——无论是严厉还是友善！我想看看我构建的这个东西是否真的提供价值，然后再考虑如何维持它，而不重复我不喜欢的循环。
谢谢！
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Like many developers here, I've wrestled with the "build vs. buy" decision for various infrastructure pieces. Recently, I needed a license key system for a project. Looking at options like keygen.sh, I found the pricing models... well, let's just say they felt steep, especially for smaller projects or indie devs.
Driven by that frustration (and maybe a bit of NIH syndrome), I decided to roll my own: <a href="https://keymint.dev" rel="nofollow">https://keymint.dev</a>
It handles key generation, validation, maybe some basic management (you can elaborate slightly here if you want: e.g., "...validation, and tracking activations."). It scratched my own itch, and frankly, building it was a fun challenge, touching on aspects seen in many HN discussions over the years – crypto security (Generating Cryptographically Secure License Keys), management (Ask HN: How do you manage license keys?), and the general complexities involved.
Now comes the ironic part. After sinking significant time into making it robust, I'm considering putting a price tag on it to support ongoing development and hosting. And suddenly, I feel like I'm becoming the very thing I initially reacted against.
Looking through past HN threads about license keys confirms this isn't a simple problem:
There's a clear need (many "Ask HN" posts on how to manage/generate keys).
Security and avoiding cracked/forged keys is paramount (Man charged for selling forged license keys, Pentester found Steam bug).
Reliance on third-party services can be risky (Tell HN: DigitalRiver/MyCommerce stopped paying vendors).
Monetization itself is a recurring question for tool creators (Ask HN: (How) Should I monetize this?).
So, before I go down the path of potentially becoming "another expensive licensing service," I wanted to put keymint.dev out to the HN community.
I'd genuinely appreciate it if some of you would be willing to kick the tires:
Does it solve a real problem for you?
How does it compare (functionally, usability-wise) to other tools you've used or considered?
What features are missing?
And yes, eventually – what would feel like fair pricing, avoiding the "outrageous" levels that pushed me to build this in the first place?
You can sign up and try it out at <a href="https://keymint.dev" rel="nofollow">https://keymint.dev</a>.
I'm here to answer questions and looking forward to any feedback – harsh or kind! I want to see if this thing I built actually provides value before figuring out how to sustain it without repeating the cycle I disliked.
Thanks!